Exhibitor for rugs and the like



' Feb. ,1927.

J. J. LOBERG EXHIBITOR- FOR BUGS AND THE LIKE Fil ed May 25', 1925 Patented Feb. 8, 1927.

" JOHN J. oBEne, or BRECKENRIDGE, MINNESOTA.

EXHIBITOR FOR BUGS AND THE LIKE,

Application filed May 25, 1925. Serial No. 32 685.

The present invention relates to an exhibitor for rugs, carpets, and the like, and has for its principal objectvto provide a means of this nature, whereby no floor room will be required for the display of goods which must be extended in order thatthey Another important object of the invention is to provide an exhibitor of this nature, of simple and durable construction, to WlllCll the material may be attached in rolls for.

display or sale and automatically rewound when desired.

With the above and numerous other objects in view, as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed' In the drawing: 7

Figure 1 is an elevation of the device, em bodying the features of my invention, showing the casing associated therewith in section, and

Figure 2 is a detail section, taken substantially on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that 5 designates a'bracket which is fixed to the ceiling and depends therefrom,

terminating in a sleeve 6, for receiving a stub shaft 7, disposed laterally of the bracket. A second bracket 8 is fixed to the ceiling and depends therefrom and supports a casing 9 of cylindrical construction, having one end open with a removable closure 10 therefor. A stub shaft 11 is journaled in the casing co-axially therewith. The stub shafts 7 and 11 extend co-axially into a roller 13, which has suitable means 14: thereon for attaching thereto one end of a rug or the like. The stub shaft 11 is fixed to the roller 13 by means of a cotter pin or the like 15. A disc 16 is mounted on the stub shaft 11 within the casing, for rotation With the shaft. A hub 17 is disposed inwardly from the side of the casing 9 and has an annuar series of teeth 18 formed on its periphery. A plurality of pawls 19 arepivota'lly mounted on the disc 16, for engagementwith the teeth 18 on the hub 17. A flat spring is coiled as is indicated at 20, and has one end fixed to the casing as at 21 and the other end thereof suitably attached to the stub shaft 11.

,lVhen the rug or the like is completely wound about the roller 13, the spring 20 is not under tension, but when the rug is unwound from the roller, the spring is wound undertension. It will thus be-seen thatthe spring 20 normally maintains the rug wound up onthe roller. By means of the pawls 19, the rug may be sustained in partial Wound condition in relation to the roller, as will be evident to those familiar with the ordinary pawl and ratchet used in the ordinary curtain roll and in other different arts.

From the above description, it will be seen that a plurality and a relatively large number or rugs may be conveniently stored in a salesroom without taking up any floor room, and that these rugs may be displayed to advantage to a customerwith very little effort on the part of the salesman, thereby con-- ment of the invention and the abovedescrip- 1 tion. 7 v

It will be'apparent that numerous changes 1n the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its'advantages. 7

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new is:

A display device of the class described including a pair of spaced brackets, adapted to be suspended from the ceiling, a stub shaft in one of the brackets, a casing fixed to the other bracket, a stub-shaft journaled fixed to the second shaft and its outer end fixed to the casing, a disk on the second shaft Within the casing, pawls pi'voted to the disk, a hub formed in the casing and having an annular series of teeth with which the pawls are engageabl'e, means for fixing the roller to the second shaft, and means for attaching a, rug to the roller; 

